Water-heater.



LSETECKA.

WATER HEATER." `APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1915.

l ,24:1 l Patnted Sept. 25, 1917.

1 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. SETECKA.

'WATER HEATER.

APPLlcATmN FILED r,E.23. |915.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917".4

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2l entre@ ST-Arne raranrorrree `Joran SETECKA, or oIIIoAgo, ILLINOIS,` AssI'eNoR To JAMES? TETEAIQQF. CHICAGO,

. 1 l I ILLINOIS.

` `WAfrE1a-HiiAitken.

zen of the United States,l residing` at Chiployedupon-anyff'rhevvenknown styles' y cago, the County lof (lo'oleanjd. State of Illinois,` have invented certain `new and use`` ful Improvements `in l/Vgter -Heatere, of

which the follovvingis" a description.

`My invention belongs tofthat general Claes of devices known aevvater1 heaters, and relates particularly to heater arranged fer` attachment to as'tove, and particularly thaty or frame arrangedover the burners for sufi# portifrrgfc'oking utene'll's or tees'els', a1`1fil"sub;`

sheeting-wey cambiarla hearing meeneem and .utensil supportl 'in4 its"` pl'aee. Thel in?"L ventioahas among its 'bjeets the producten ofadevice of'the kind deseribed that is simple`,eonvenient, "durable, efficient andfsatlislaexpiry.-v It ks'- extremeiy efficient irl its operation and almost inetantly heats` the Water to` a Vhigh temperature,and with gas `orthe lfllethat isutilizeduatj thesanfe time for heating or 1 ckingo parpsesja While" the flalme 1s* utilized to heat* the waterythe saine' is` V done `Without any appreeiable effeet on vided upenthestove, neheater may beuti? sei for use."` Many other objects and` advantages Willappear fre'm *thelenstruetion 'shown andldeseribed tethoseflfamliar with suchV devieeeor slilledin the? art".

Tof this`l endl my" invention* voo'nsistsfin: the

novel f construction, arrangement or 'combinal tion o'f parts'jherei'n shvvn' deseribed, partiel'arly ,pointed dut in .the

and more claims.` y

In the drawings, `wherein like referentie characters indicate like or eorrespo'nding parts,

thereto;

nigga-figa Seaman viewer ai@ Same area substantially on "line 2, Qof Fig,l 1 "g baffle-shownaethefrigheie Fig. 1;

tial-1y on une' i, a of Fig. 2;

\ lar size stove;

F'gafe 1 le a `tepfpiaa view of a? para@ of"V a" gas stove,l with my heater applied;

i Specification of Letters Patent. `]f?a,lte11ied Spi. 215, 19117. `Apeictibinea February 23,'1ei5`;` serial No; 10,665; i

Fig` 4 iis a' sectional viewtalen substan` a sectional view through one of theyheaters, showing a slightly different forni of baffle;

" Fg.` 6 ie a to'lelevation of a portion of a heater having s'uports adapted to be broken or' fractured to tythe device to a particu- 7 isfa sectional view taken tigally on line 7,7 of Fig'; i"

rig. Ve is' a. `Similar View of adjustable forirr ofsupport, e `l `Fig. ,()Vis` a top plan vievv of thesanie. Y `Referr`in`g to the` draW'irfs,-in `Which the substanpreferred forr'n` ofV my deviee is Shown, 1

represents the top frame'.` `of any Suitable ferm or style of ,stove," partieularly a gas stove, and 2, 2` tvvo of the burners. Ordi;-` narily an additionalburner 3 is employed inj` eonneeton `with oneof burners 2, as

Shovvnt in Fig. 2. j Ihav'e shovvn only a por`- tion of the top of Jthe stove, it being underetoodthatthere may be any' desired number l z ofbhfrnersend `tlrat the may beof any suitable style,"thoseshown for illustrationbeing in the :ferm offa tubular annular ring having slots` formed inthe fsaine for the esape andburning 1(' f"`t`he gas;` The style of heater herein shovvnis suitable `for any of the burnersnow on the market, andftherefre the type of burnerslshovvn areonly for illustration.' The lgaeis supplied ,to` the stove through the usuali'L supply `pipe 41, y the control of thesame te any ofthe burners being` made through the ue'ual valves 4:; I

"have" not Considered it neceseary toillustrate all` eftheevalves, nor thedetaled construetion of the same,lae they may vary to some extent in ydifferentstovesvvithouthaving any bearing?, on fthe present` invention.

jreferredform effheater consists of altilbular annular member 5, provided with' thedeeired number] of supports 6, Vpreferf ably extending radially. These radial sup` prtsare` formed of sufficient length to engage with the frame 1 of the stovefand they may be constructed as hereinafter set forth Seaeto be'easily adjusted or made to'fit verious'sizes ofistovetopsl. The heater` (see Fig. 4) is providedyvvit'h an inlet and outlet-7 and, either one of vvhieh maybe Con-` sidered'asthej inlet, andthe other as the oltletf, Thering maylalso be formedwith invvfardlyl andj radially extendingproj eetionsl 9, which are preferably chambered, as shown. The projections or extensions 9 serve to support small cookingutensils or pans over the burner, and increase the heating surface, and being chambered, do not overheat or burn off. I have shown several plugs arranged about the heating ring. These are to close up the openings formed in casting the ring, as the same is preferably cast, and. therefore necessarily cored. Water may be admitted to the' heater through either `one of the pipes shown, as for example, ypipe 11and conducted therefrom through pipe 12..` In Figs.

1 and 2 is shown a battery of two heaters, pipe 12 being connected to the other heater, Which lis provided with a discharge pipe 14C, which inay belikewise connected to other heaters, or to a. supply tank. In this conl the heating ring 5. While the baifles are y nection I might mention that I have not'con`` sidered it necessary to illustratea supply or `storage tank, as this may `or may not be employed, depending upon the individual preference and the requirements of the users.

At the leftwhand burner shown in Figs. 1 andl 2, I have shown a baffle 15, whichmay vbe cast integrally with ythe supports .6. At

the right hand side I have shown a baffle '16,l preferably formed of pressedl sheet metal, and arranged at 17 to slip over the supports, the outer edge being flanged down- `wardly and preferably at an angle, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3. The baffle gathers all `heat that passes out the other side of rnot altogether necessary, particularly where only one burner is employed, the same is de-v sirable when the additional burner 3 is providedas a part of the stove.- The form shown in Fig. .3 is also very desirable where the heater is einployedfor warming pur-` poses, as will be hereinafter referred. to.,

As shown in Fig. 5, in which 18 represents.

the heater, the baffle 19 is further extended asg'atf20, so as to gather in: practically all of the heat, so that none is lost. InFig. 6, 21 represents the tubular annular member and 22 radially extending supporting arms.

In ythis form I have` shown the same formed with grooves, as at23K (see Fig. 7 so thatI where the top of the stoveis slightly smaller than the heaterthe radially extending arms may be fractured very. easily, or otherwise removed. Figs. 8 and 9 illustratea tubular annular member l24:, formed with fixed arms 25, to which are secured adjustable extend#I ing parts 26, theparts being secured k.together by screws 27 carried by one part, and extending through a slot: in the other. To avoid confusion I have not shown either the construction shown in Figs.` 6 and 7 or 8 a1idf9 in Figs. 1 and 2. These constructions are, of course, not necessary, as the" arms may besawed off to ftiwith a. hack saw or the like, or filed down, but .they afford a simple and convenient wayA forthefhoiise-A holder iniitting the device to any ordinary stove, particularly where itis not a standard size. l A

In use, assuming'r that several heaters are employed on the stove, whenever the burner is lighted the water in the tubular annular members is heated, and if a storage tank is employed the water circulates in .theusual y ,manner` The heater, however, is instantaY neousin action, and `only in rare cases is a storage tank required. When several,` of the devices are employed,nas `for.,example as shownin Fig. l, theburner at the left is lighted, hot `water-twill;circulate through the heater at the right regardless of whether the burner is lighted or not. l Articles to be kept Warm may be placdfupoli thenhiter walls mightbe employed. f Inthatcase the heater vwould form substantially a firelesg-i cooker. l H 2 1, s W l. p;

, TheV form of baffleshown in Fig. 3, and `at th right .0f Figs! Y1 and 2, is Parfllarlr convenient, vand is preferred, as `it may; be made in severalsizes and is easily detachable. in cleaning the heater and burner. The ,disf

tance betweengtheheaterl andthe `burners i may, of course,b e made as desired, and ordinarily they are some closer thanshown,in` the drawings.

. Wh'le thedevice intended for useY in homes suchas housesandsmall apartment `buildingsrit, is as `equa-llyde#` sirable forV use in `restaurants `and .-hotels,` barber shops, andthe like. jWhile the,hea-t` strikes the heater on its way to the4 cooking iitensil, flat iron, orthe like, some heat is likewise deflectedlback against thheaten; thereby again utilizing what 4'would .other-k:

wise belost. I i i f. l Having thus described inyinvention,` it is obvious that various Vimmaterial modifications may be made inthesame without de parting from thespirit; of my invention;

hence Iv dofnot wish,..,to` berunderstood las limiting myself tothe exact form, construcff.`

tion, arrangement, or combination of `parts herein shown and described, or uses `inentioned.

What I claimas new andpdesireto secure` by Letters Patent is y' Y 1; A water heatingattachment `for-l`gas stoves,v comprising a tubular annularmem-w. ber, having an inlet and an outletatthe` under side thereof, means `for, supporting said member from the topofthe stove, coni siskting1 of a `plurality of ,arms ,extendingl radially from 4the exterioniforengageineiit' with said stove top, said memberprovided with a plurality of inwardly extending tubular vessel supporting arms, and a sheet metal baffle member formed to overlie the radially extending supporting arms to be supported thereby, and bent down at an angle between the arms with a space between the baffle and outer and upper sides of the annular member. i l

2. A water heating attachment for gas stoves, comprising a tubular annular mem- .ber, having an inlet and outlet at the underside thereof, adJustable means for supporting said member from the top of the stove, consisting of a plurality of arms extending radially `from the exterior `of the member,

and having extending Vparts adjustably secured thereto, and formed for engagement i with said stove top, said member provided f with a plurality of inwardly extending tubu spaced from the annular member at the' outer and upper sides of the same.

n In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of tvvosub-` JOHN SETECKA.

v scribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

ROY W. HILL, y CHARLES COBB.`

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